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AM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
FM Radio Stations in the Los Angeles Area.
The five most popular radio stations in July 2026 each took from 4.6 to 6.2 percent of radio audience market share. Combined, they reached about 27 percent of all radio listeners in the Greater Los Angeles area. Although station KOST 103.5 FM (featuring all-holiday-music-all-the-time format every December) held the number one spot since last December, it fell to third place in July, behind KBIG-FM 104.3 and KRTH-FM 101.1.
Of the 41 L.A. radio stations listed here, 12 are Spanish-language stations. Combined, these 12 stations drew at least 18 percent of the L.A. radio audience in July 2026.
Ranked in Popularity, April-July 2026
Stations ranked by percent share of listening audience.
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | Apr 2026 | |||
| KBIG | FM 104.3 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| KRTH | FM 101.1 | Classic Hits | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| KOST | FM 103.5 | Adult Contemporary | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| KTWV | FM 94.7 | Urban Adult Contemporary | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| KCBS | FM 93.1 | Variety Hits | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | Apr 2026 | |||
| KFI | AM 640 | News/Talk | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8-tie |
| KPCC | FM 89.3 | News/Talk Public Radio | 7 | 8-tie | 8-tie | 8-tie |
| KLOS | FM 95.5 | Classic Rock | 8-tie | 7 | 7 | 9-tie |
| KLVE | FM 107.5 | Spanish Adult Contemporary | 8-tie | 8-tie | 8-tie | 10-tie |
| KROQ | FM 106.7 | Alternate Rock | 9 | 11 | 11-tie | 11 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | Apr 2026 | |||
| KIIS | FM 102.7 | Top 40 Contemporary | 10-tie | 9-tie | 11-tie | 10-tie |
| KLAX | FM 97.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 10-tie | 8-tie | 10 | 10-tie |
| KYSR | FM 98.7 | Alternate Rock | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9-tie |
| KNX | AM 1070 | News | 12 | 9-tie | 8-tie | 5 |
| KUSC | FM 91.5 | Classical | 13 | 9-tie | 11-tie | 9-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | Apr 2026 | |||
| KKGO | FM 105.1 | Country | 14-tie | 9-tie | 12 | 12 |
| KLYY | FM 97.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 14-tie | 13-tie | 22 | 21 |
| KRRL | FM 92.3 | Urban Contemporary | 15 | 13-tie | 17-tie | 14 |
| KKJZ | FM 88.1 | Jazz | 16 | 14 | 18-tie | 15-tie |
| KJLH | FM 102.3 | Urban Contemporary | 17 | 15-tie | 18-tie | 16 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | Apr 2026 | |||
| KCRW | FM 89.9 | Public Radio/ Variety | 18-tie | 12 | 14 | 13 |
| KSCA | FM 101.9 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 18-tie | 16-tie | 13 | 7 |
| KPWR | FM 105.9 | Urban Contemporary | 19 | 17-tie | 19-tie | 18-tie |
| KLAC | AM 570 | Sports | 20-tie | 18 | 21 | 18-tie |
| KRCD | FM 103.9 / 98.3 | Spanish Classic Hits | 20-tie | 17-tie | 19-tie | 17-tie |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | Apr 2026 | |||
| KBUE | FM 105.5 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 21-tie | 16-tie | 16 | 17-tie |
| KXOL | FM 96.3 | Spanish Contemporary | 21-tie | 17-tie | 15 | 15-tie |
| KKLQ | FM 100.3 | Christian Contemporary | 22 | 15-tie | 17-tie | 17-tie |
| KDAY | FM 93.5 | Classic Hip Hop | 23 | 20 | 23 | 22 |
| KFWB | AM 980 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 24 | 21 | 24 | 20 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | Apr 2026 | |||
| KAIA | FM 95.9 | Christian Contemporary | 25-tie | 22-tie | 26 | 24 |
| KLLI | FM 93.9 | Hot Adult Contemporary | 25-tie | 19 | 20 | 19 |
| KSPN | AM 710 | Sports | 25-tie | 22-tie | 25 | 23 |
| KDLD | FM 103.1 | Spanish/ Regional Mexican | 26-tie | 23-tie | 27-tie | 26-tie |
| KEIB | AM 1150 | Talk | 26-tie | 23-tie | 27-tie | 25 |
| Station | Dial Location | Format | Listener Popularity Rank | |||
| Jul 2026 | Jun 2026 | May 2026 | Apr 2026 | |||
| KNX-FM | FM 97.1 | Sports | 27-tie | 24-tie | 29-tie | --- |
| KTLW-FM | FM 88.9 | Christian Contemporary | 28-tie | 25-tie | 29-tie | 28-tie |
| KWKW | AM 1330 | Spanish Sports | 28-tie | 25-tie | 28-tie | 27 |
| KMZT-AM | AM 1260 | Classical | 29-tie | 25-tie | 28-tie | 28-tie |
| KTNQ | AM 1020 | Spanish News/Talk | 29-tie | 24-tie | 27-tie | 26-tie |
| KWVE | FM 107.9 | Christian Talk/ Music | 29-tie | 26 | 29-tie | 28-tie |
* Station KNX FM 97.1 had been simulcasting the news format of KNX AM 1070 from December 9, 2025, through May 17, 2026. On May 18, the station changed over to sports talk, "97.1 The Fan."
Source: Radio Online and Neilsen Audio
